SIIG CE-AV0012-S1 Quick Installation Manual

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AVTuner PVR

Quick Installation Guide

Introducing the AVTuner PVR

The AVTuner PVR allows you to watch, record, pause
live TV and capture high resolution video on your
computer.

Features and Benefits

• Up to 30 fps, 720x480 full screen resolution

• Supports MTS stereo and SAP

• Color and picture quality enhancement technologies

• Multiple connections including DVD, VCR, DV
camcorder and game consoles

• Capture and record in MPEG-1 and MPEG-2

• TV and digital video recording capabilities

• Pre-schedule TV recording and time shifting
playback of live TV

System Requirements

• Antenna, cable, satellite TV and other video sources
utilizing S-Video, RCA or Coaxial connections

• Pentium or equivalent PC: 1.5GHz for 352x288;

2.0GHz for 640x480; 2.4GHz for MPEG-2

• 128MB RAM (256MB recommended)

• Windows 2000/XP with 800x600 video resolution

• USB 2.0 port, sound card and speakers

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Package Contents

• AVTuner PVR with remote control and battery

• Audio/Video connection cable

• 3.5mm stereo cable

• USB A to B data cable and USB to DC power cable

• Driver and utility (InterVideo WinDVR 3) CD

• Quick installation guide

Layout

Figure 1: Layout

• TV Tuner: antenna, cable or satellite TV connection

• AV In: supplies S-Video, Composite video (RCA)
and L/R audio input jacks via the Audio/Video
Connection Cable (see Figure 2 on page 3 for more

information)

• Line Out: connects to the line-in jack of the
computer's sound card

• USB: connects to a USB port of the computer (USB

2.0 recommended)

• Power connector: connects to a USB port via the
USB to DC power cable to supply 5V DC power

• Snap: press to capture TV/Video image (snapshot)

AV In

TV Tuner

Line
Out

USB
connector

Power
connector

Snap

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Audio/Video Connection Cable

Figure 2: Audio/Video Connection Cable

Remote Control Buttons

• Power: powers on/off the AVTuner PVR

• Mute: turns on or off the audio

• MTS: for channels that offer multi-language feature,

use this button to toggle between the languages

• Autoscan: autoscans your TV channels

• Snapshot: captures the image that is displayed on

the screen

• Preview: displays up to 16 different channels on the
screen at once; press again to return to the current
channel or use the mouse to select another channel

• Full: press to display in full screen mode

• Source: switches between TV or external video

sources

•CH: channel up or channel down buttons

• Vol: increase or decrease volume level

• Recall: jumps to the previous channel

• Enter: press to confirm the selection

S-Video
In

To AV In

Composite Video
In (yellow)

Right Audio
In (red)

Left Audio
In (white)

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• Rec: records the current channel

• Timeshift: view and record the TV/Video at the

same time

• Stop: stops the current video playback

• Start/Pause: starts or pauses video playback

• Rewind: rewinds the video

• Fast forward: fast forwards the video

Installation

Windows 2000/ XP Driver/Software Installation

Make sure that the driver and software utility are installed
before plugging the AVTuner PVR into the computer

1. Boot up Windows. At the Windows desktop insert
the driver CD.

2. The installation should auto start, if not, click Start,

Run. Type in D:\AVShow\setup.exe, then click
OK. (Change D: to match the drive letter of your

CD-ROM)

3. Follow the onscreen instructions to install the driver
and WinDVR 3 software. The serial number for WinDRV
3 is on the CD-ROM sleeve.

4. Restart Windows when prompted.

Connecting the AVTuner PVR

Before connecting the AVTuner PVR to the USB port of
the computer make sure the driver and software utility
have been installed.

1. Connect one end of the 3.5mm stereo cable to the
Line Out port of the AVTuner PVR, then connect the
other end into the line-in of the computer's
soundcard.

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2. Connect the coaxial cable from your antenna/cable/
satellite TV to the TV Tuner connector, and/or any
other video sources, such as DVD player, VCR, or
DV camcorder, utilizing the S-Video, Composite
video and left/right audio inputs on the Audio/

Video Connection Cable for device connection (see
Figure 2 on page 3 for more information).

3. Plug one end of the USB to DC power cable into the
Power connector of the AVTuner PVR, then plug

the other end into a USB port of the computer.

4. Plug one end of the USB A to B data cable into the
AVTuner PVR, then plug the other end into a USB
port of the computer.

WinDVR 3

With WinDVR 3 you can view and record live TV and
Video on your PC.

Configuring the AVTuner PVR

The first time WinDVR 3 is started, the initilization wizard
will guide you through the steps in configuring the
software. Follow the directions below.

1. Press the Power button on the remote control or
double click the WinDVR 3 icon on the desktop to
start WinDVR 3.

2. At the Device window, in Audio Input under Source
select Line In, then click Next.

3. At the TV window, confirm the settings, then click
Next.

4. At the Channel window, click Auto scan.